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B. c.) South Stack l.h., several small birds flying round the 

 lantern, 11 p.m. to midnight; one caught. Portland (LovS) L.H., 

 a Martin and a Common Wren killed in the early morning. 

 (E.X.E., 5 ; c. M. D.) 



August 17th. — Langness l.h., twelve Oystercatchers at 6 a.m. 

 (Light E. ; clear.) Selker L.v., great many Meadow Pipits round 

 light from midnight to 4 a.m. ; two killed. (1 S.S.W. ; 0. M. P.) 

 Morecamhe Bay L.v., two Yellow Buntings flying about the 

 vessel at noon. (E., 3 ; c. M.) Slurries Bock l.h., several " Fly- 

 catchers" striking glass at 12.5 a.m.; two killed. (E.,4; misty.) 

 One Cormorant at 3 P.M. (X.X.E., 5 ; c. M.) NasJt (E.) L.H., a 

 Land Eail killed at 10 p.m. (X., 4 : c. G. P.) Sevenstoncs L.v., 

 two Storm Petrels at sunset. (X.X.W., 5 ; B. 0.) Portland 

 (Low) l.h., two " Wrens " struck at 3 a.m. (X., 5 ; c. M.) 



August 18th. — Skerries Bock l.h.. two Wheatears flying on 

 island at 6 p.m. One * Willow Wren and one * Sedge Warbler 

 killed against lantern. (X., 5 ; misty.) Nash (E.) l.h., ten 

 * Willow Warblers, thirty-five *Sedge Warblers, and fourteen 

 *Spotted Ely catchers killed between 9 and 11 p.m. (X.E., 4 ; 

 c. G. P.) Eour Swifts killed at 1 a.m. (19th). Eddystone L.H. 

 (see 19th). 



August 19th. — St Bees l.h., several flocks of Starlings about. 

 " We are constantly visited by Wagtails after insects, which 

 are attracted by the light during the night, and which stay 

 about during the day. We have also a Eobin occasionally." 

 Morecamhe Bay L.V., several B Mackerel Birds " about the station 

 during the day. (X. ; B. c.) River Dee L.v., flocks of Oyster- 

 catchers passing the whole day. (X.E., 2 ; B. c. v.) Cardigan 

 Bay L.v., a large flock of Swallows going S.W. at 9 a.m. Caldy 

 l.h., ten Swallows at 3 p.m. Nash (E.) l.h., four Swifts killed 

 at 1 a.m. Eddystone L.H., numbers of Wheatears, Willow Wrens, 

 Keed Warblers, and Whitethroats from 9 p.m. (18th) to 3 a.m. ; 

 some striking and several caught. (X. by E., 4 ; c. P. V.) 



August 20th. — Carnarvon Bay l.v., several flocks of Common 

 Tern. Cardigan BayL.T., several flocks of Swallows going S.W. 

 at 9 a.m. Nash (E.) l.h., a Land Eail killed at 10 p.m. (X.E., 

 3 ; c. M.) 



August 23d. — Eddystone l.h., a few small birds — Wheatears 

 and Warblers — flying around the lantern from 9.30 to 12 p.m. 

 (E. by S., 3 ; B. c. v.) 



